Device for protecting bank officials.



P. LUSSELYOUNG. DEVICE FOR PRTICTHS` BANK OFFICIALS,

I APPLICATION YILED LUNE 2.1916.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918*.

StL-roule@ u DEVICE FOR PROTECTING BANK OFFICIALS.

Application filed June 2, 1916.

Be it hnown that l, lii'i'i-iir LossELYoUNG, a citizen ot the llnited States, residing at Staunton, in the county of Augusta, State Q a I ot Virginia, have invented certain new and useful .linprovcinents in Devices for Protecting` Bank Ollicials; and .l do hereby deelare. the .following to be a t'ull, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable othersl skilled in the art to which it appertains to inake. and use the saine.

The present. invention is directed to iinprovenientsI in devices for protecting bank otticials :troni robbers;` and has for its object: to so construct a device ot' this cliaractei.' that the teller can upon sinipljy pulling a cord Close the windows ol thecage and lsiinultaneouslv the door to the bank.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device ol this character so constructed thaty the teller can siinultaneousl)v close the windows ol' the eagle and entrance door should a robber enter the bank, thereby trapping the robber in the bank until assistance can be obtained.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, t'orniaiion'`r combination and arrangement ol parts` to be hereinafter more full)r described, claiuicd and illustrated in the aceonipan ving drawing'` in which z` Figure l is a li'ag'ineiitaiwY plan view of the device. l V

Fig'. 2 is a sectional view on line 2--2 of Figi'. 1. M

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line SW3 of 111'0' 1 Fig. l is a sectional view online 4--l of Fig. l.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view online ."iof Fig: l.

Fig. is a sectional view on line (iw-(3 of rig. 5.

Roten-incr to the drawing 1 indicates the tellers desk, and 2 .the window t'rainc ot the teller`s cage. The traine L is also provided with a doorwa v 1.3 so that a person can pass from the lobby ol' the banliinler rooni 4 to the tellerscage.

Slidabl \v associated with the traine 9 Specification of Letters Patent.

serial No. 101,349.

its upper end provided which connected to the spring' `11.

Fixed beneath thev desk which has secured thereto 17 which have their other and door 11 the closures 5 The drinn 15 has ratchet wheel 1S, with this wheel is a A cord f2() iS the opening 21 in the lower end connected to the upper end ot' said e reach of the teller.

`he d which has its outer end ing'V the socket of the c1 handle beingr used to rotate that the cord 16 and 17 the clof'i thereby holding open, and at which tinie are eXpiindcd.

Should a robber enter tempt. to hold up the' teller, the

upon pullingr on the 1l) so that it,will

slides on the beam 13.

ruin is iirovidcd with VPETER LossELYoUNG, oF STAUNTON, VIRGINIA.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

The upper edge of ted to one end of the a coil spring' 9. associated with the entrance door 11, said door having with a flange 12 This flange is l isa -drum 15 the cords 1G and ends connected to respectively.

associated therewith a and spring),` providedend if normally engaged pressed pawl 19. passed through desk 1 and has its 'the pawl 19, while ord is in convenient a shaft 22 Asquared for engag- 'ank handle said the drinn l5 so ires 5 and door 11 the springs 9 and l-fland atteller can the rooin 4 coi-d 2O actuate the pa'Wl` disengage the ratchet wheel 1S, whereupon the spring-s 9 and 14 will contract, thereb)7 door 11 and elosuir -s 5 teller and trap the robber.

`While the device is i simultaneously closing' the so as to protect the mrticularly adapted for protecting" bank oi'licials it is obvious that' the used in connection with express cars.

saine can, with ininor changes be locomotive cabs and That is claiined is:-`

A- device. ol' the class t a window irainc and a t at right beains disposed above closures for Said 'trani (linall);v ot said beam.`-

with respect to each oth a ne'les to each lescribed comprising looi- -Ifra'ine arrangedv other. horizontal each of lsaid li'anics.

es slidable longituand atl righi' anglesl er. a winding drinn.

wall of the bank by a coil will wind thereomcords having certain ends connected with is released, and a flexible member connected 10 sald closures and the other ends Wlth sind to Saud pawl for releaslug the same.

drum, pulleys around whlch said cords en- In testimony whereof, I affix my signua e, a pawl aseoclated mth sind drum for ture, 1n the vpresence of two wltnesses.

ocnng 1t, sprlngs connected to and ex- PFTER LOSSELYOUG J A L tending longitudinally of said closure and beams and tensioned bythe Winding of Witnesses:

cords upon said drum whereby to smul- T. F. TYER, taneously close sind closures when the pawl P. l/V. ANDERSON. 

